Avient Corporation Hiring for Executive Assistant at Avon Lake, Ohio Full Time

Executive Assistant
Avient Corporation provides specialized and sustainable material solutions that transform customer challenges into opportunities, bringing new products to life for a better world. Examples include:
*  Dyneema, the world’s strongest fiber, enables unmatched levels of performance and protection for end-use applications, including ballistic personal protection, marine and sustainable infrastructure and outdoor sports 
*  Unique technologies that improve the recyclability of products and enable recycled content to be incorporated, thus advancing a more circular economy 
*  Light-weighting solutions that replace heavier traditional materials like metal, glass and wood, which can improve fuel efficiency in all modes of transportation and reduce carbon footprint 
*  Sustainable infrastructure solutions that increase energy efficiency, renewable energy, natural resource conservation and fiber optic / 5G network accessibility
Avient employs approximately 10,000 associates and is certified ACC Responsible Care, a founding member of the Alliance to End Plastic Waste and certified Great Place to Work.  For more information, visit .
 
Job Summary
We are currently seeking a high-energy, organized, and professional Executive Assistant to support our SVP, Corporate Technology and VP, Sustainability based out of our world headquarters in Avon Lake, Ohio.  This role will serve as the first point of contact for many employees, clients, and industry partners.  For this reason, the Executive Assistant is expected to embody, embrace, and convey our highest values in this role and will need to establish and maintain a high bar of professionalism and a proactive approach.
 
Essential Functions
*  Provides diversified administrative support including scheduling, travel arrangements, and coordination of meetings.
*  Serves as a liaison to internal and external stakeholders and interacts with the most senior leaders in the market.
*  Communicates as needed on behalf of the SVP and VP, including composing, editing, managing and documenting correspondence at executive levels.
*  Consistently follows through on deadlines and projects, taking initiative on all work requests, providing status updates to managers and team as needed.
*  Anticipates needs and issues; recommends and takes action to proactively resolve challenges.
*  Prepares confidential and sensitive documentation and correspondence that may be distributed to various internal and external stakeholders.
*  Prepares presentations within PowerPoint while sourcing information from other systems and/or databases (i.e. Excel, Word, etc.). Edits and proofreads complex documents for accuracy.
*  Plans and supports meetings onsite and offsite, including arranging all conference rooms, site details, catering, room setup and managing the agenda
*  Develops itineraries and agendas, and compiles documents for travel related meetings (including assisting with passports, visas and invitation letters)
*  Manages applicable calendars, proactively managing overlaps, required meetings, and conflicts.
*  Manages and submits expense reports
*  Performs document management and signature management, including use of electronic tools such as Adobe and DocuSign.
*  Manages sensitive matters with a high degree confidentiality and discretion.
*  Acts as the point of contact among executives, employees, clients, and other external partners.
*  Partners with other executive admins timely and accurately.
*  Manages information flow in a timely and accurate manner.
*  Other projects / duties as assigned.
Education and Experience
*  Bachelor’s degr